The Met has assembled a cast of powerful voices to match Aida’s epic scale, which in this grand production uses every stage lift in the house.

Burn the Floor, the electrifying Latin and Ballroom dance spectacular that has thrilled audiences in over 30 countries, will make its Broadway debut in a limited 12-week engagement in one of Broadway's most intimate venues.

Russian composer Galina Ustvolskaya (1919-2006) studied under the tutelage of Dmitri Shostakovich, who openly admired both her and her work. Like Shostakovich, she had a public musical style to meet the approval of the Soviet regime that was in stark contrast to her personal style. The Fifth House Ensemble highlights the fierce sound world of Ustvolskaya's music, most notably her Piano Sonata No. 6, full of raw, hammering, repetitive tone clusters.

Miller Theatre is pleased to continue its free Lunchtime Concerts series, presenting informal, one-hour concerts featuring performances by exceptional classical musicians.

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Miller Theatre is pleased to continue its free Lunchtime Concerts series, presenting informal, one-hour concerts featuring performances by exceptional classical musicians.

Miller Theatre is pleased to continue its free Lunchtime Concerts series, presenting informal, one-hour concerts featuring performances by exceptional classical musicians.

With this new production, voted Europe’s best opera staging for 2007, one of opera’s great visionaries makes his Met debut. Patrice Chéreau, renowned for his legendary centennial Ring cycle at Bayreuth, directs Janácek’s drama of human resilience inside a Russian prison. “The penal camp is a different society, parallel to ours, but there are many similarities between the two,” Chéreau declares. “Power, relationships, humiliation, passion—all those things exist in both worlds.” Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen also makes his Met debut, and Peter Mattei leads the ensemble cast.

War is imminent. The city is held hostage by a conflict in its royal family. The overarching grasp of the individual has triumphed over the community. None of this is lost on the chorus, visitors from the East called Phoenicians. Civilization rests on the virtues of family and city. Featuring the MFA Acting class of 2010, directed by Karin Coonrod.

Telemann encountered gypsy music in 1706 as he was leaving Poland, and the experience inspired him, notably in the last movement of his concerto for recorder, flute, and strings. Works by Telemann and Bach are paired with selections from the Uhrovska collection of 1730, a remarkable compilation of 18th century gypsy music that clearly displays the influence of these anonymous virtuosi on their famous colleagues.

Philadelphia-native Ralph Shapey (1921-2002) is truly a unique American voice. Also well-known as a conductor, he disregarded popular trends in composition and held the conviction that music, once created, should stand on its own. His music is tremendously difficult yet accessible, lyrical yet abrasive. A consortium of incredible artists join together to pay homage to this often-called "radical traditionalist."

Called "one of the most original compositional voices of our time," Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) is a prominent member of a group of Finnish composers making a worldwide impact. Her music is at once opulent and mysterious, with dense everchanging textures, often created by a combination of music and electronics. This Portrait features the dramatic Graal théâtre, a 25-minute violin concerto that juxtaposes the virtuosity of the violinist with the activity of the ensemble, which morphs from delicate calm to vibrant commotion.

Trio Settecento explores the magnificent chamber music of Bach and his German compatriots. The Chicago Tribune described the trio’s performance as "some of the most refreshing, life-enhancing Baroque playing heard in years."